55.602 Definitions. - Florida Statutes

55.602 Definitions.

As used in this act, the term:

   (1) “Foreign state” means any governmental unit other than the United States, or any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession thereof, or the Panama Canal Zone, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Ryukyu Islands.

   (2) “Out-of-country foreign judgment” means any judgment of a foreign state granting or denying recovery of a sum of money, other than a judgment for taxes, a fine, or other penalty.

History. s. 2, ch. 94-239; s. 5, ch. 2005-241.